noun
Meaning 1
The granting of a loan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
loaning
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈləʊnɪŋ/
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General-American: /ˈloʊnɪŋ/
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rhymes with -əʊnɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: L OW1 N IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A lane.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northern-England, Scotland, Ulster
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verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of loan
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 4
disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lending
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: disposal, disposition
Narrower terms: usury
History
Etymology
From loanin, an alternative spelling of the Northern English noun lonnen + -ing.